FORMER deputy president Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka says the country faces a crisis."I agree with everybody that as a country we are at a crossroad‚" she said in a video interview‚ primarily about her work at the UN‚ broadcast online by Eyewitness News on Monday.Mlambo-Ngcuka‚ who is now the executive director of UN Women‚ was speaking about the role of leadership‚ from the perspective of having previously occupied a leadership position.READ THIS: Push against Pravin Gordhan is move on Treasury, says SACPShe said it was important for leaders to "earn and to sustain the trust that the people have in you"."And when people doubt you‚ it obviously is a crisis and I think that this is what we have now‚ in SA‚" Mlambo-Ngcuka added."I would like to see more women‚ standing up‚ in this space to provide leadership with integrity. Leadership that people can trust. Leadership that doesn’t steal‚ leadership that respects the rights of women‚ leadership that condemns and acts against rape and rape cu...
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